Supermarket Conciliates Federal Charge It Denied Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Newly-Hired Employee Due to a DisabilityNEWPORT, Ore. –JC Market, Inc., doing business as JC Market Thriftway, a Lincoln County, Oregon grocery chain, has agreed to provide $50,000 in compensatory damages, […]

Settles Federal Charges Skilled Nursing Facility Operators Violated Title VII of the Civil Rights ActDENVER – SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Co., LLC and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC (collectively, “SAVA”) have agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other relief to […]

Upscale Las Vegas Restaurant Allowed Managers to Sexually Harass Employees, Federal Agency ChargesLAS VEGAS – KVP, LP, doing business as Bouchon Restaurant, and KRM, Inc, doing business as Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, together operate a restaurant chain including restaurants such […]

Laughlin River Lodge Hotel & Casino Created Sexually-Charged Workplace, Allowed Harassment to Fester, Federal Agency ChargesLAS VEGAS – Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., the owner and operator of a chain of gambling parlors and hotel casino and resort facilities, which includes […]

Federal Agency Charges Noose, Racial Slurs and White Supremacy Symbols Were Displayed in Racially Hostile Workplace; Employee Suffered Retaliatory DischargeFORT WORTH, Texas – TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc., one of the largest crane service providers in North America, with over […]

Federal Agency Charges Restaurant Failed to Recall Employees Based on Race and/or ColorGREENSBORO, N.C. – Hooters of America, LLC, a Georgia Corporation, violated federal law when it failed to recall employees after a COVID-motivated layoff because they were Black and/or […]

Multiple Lawsuits Allege Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Harassment, and Retaliation Filed Against Nevada RestaurantsLAS VEGAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced four lawsuits against local restaurants in the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada area this week. Lawsuits […]

EEOC Investigation Found Restaurant Fired Worker After Revealing PregnancyTACOMA, Wash. – Hoyle Enterprises LLC, doing business as Lady Luck Steakhouse (“Lady Luck”), a local restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, has agreed to the terms of a conciliation agreement following the investigation […]

Federal Agency Charges That Restaurant Subjected Job Applicant With a Disability to Discriminatory Hiring PracticesPITTSBURGH – GMRI, Inc., doing business as Olive Garden, violated federal law by subject­ing a job applicant for a busser position to discriminatory hiring practices because […]

Federal Agency Charges That the Two Companies Punished Employee After He Complained About National Origin DiscriminationMEMPHIS – Barrett Distribution Center and Supreme Staffing LLC, operating as joint employers, violated federal civil rights law when they retaliated against an employee after […]